to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
first meeting; first interview with
to shout (in anger); to yell
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in addition; besides this; twice
-less; lacking; non-existing
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)